Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

For other World Cup competitions in kabaddi, see Kabaddi World Cup (disambiguation).

Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

Sport	Circle style kabaddi
Founded	2010;15 years ago (2010)
First season	2010
Administrator	Government of Punjab, India Government of Punjab, Pakistan
No. of teams	12
Region	International
Most recent champion(s)	M:  Pakistan (1st title) W:  India (3rd title)
Most titles	M:  India (6 titles) W:  India (3 titles)
2020 Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)

The circle style Kabaddi World Cup is an international kabaddi competition administered by the Government of Punjab (India) contested by men's and women's national teams. ^[1] The competition has been contested every year since the inaugural tournament in 2010, except for 2015 due to the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy. ^{[2] [ needs update ]} The women's tournament was introduced in 2013. Every tournament, men's and women's, has been won by India ^[3] except the 2020 edition, which was played in Pakistan and won by Pakistan. ^[4]

Cultural performances

In opening and closing ceremonies of the Kabaddi World Cup, there are performances by Punjabi artists of India and Pakistan. ^[5]

Format

The current format of the competition involves a round robin group stage, with 4 teams in 2 pools, first and second of the each group progress to the semi-finals. ^[6]

Summary

Men

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
2010 details	Ludhiana	India	58–24	Pakistan	Canada	66–22	Italy
2011 details	Ludhiana	India	59–25	Canada	Pakistan	60–22	Italy
2012 details	Ludhiana	India	59–22	Pakistan	Canada	51–35	Iran
2013 details	Ludhiana	India	48–39	Pakistan	United States	62–27	England
2014 details	Sri Muktsar Sahib	India	45–42	Pakistan	Iran	48–31	England
2016 details	Jalalabad, Fazilka	India	62–20	England	United States	43–39	Iran
2020 details	Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujrat	Pakistan	43–41	India	Iran	54–33	Australia

Women

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
2013 details	Ludhiana	India	49–21	New Zealand	Denmark	34–33	Pakistan
2014 details	Sri Muktsar Sahib	India	36–27	New Zealand	Pakistan	38–28	Denmark
2016 details	Jalalabad, Fazilka	India	45–10	United States	New Zealand	42–21	Kenya

Medal table

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	6	1	0	7
2	Pakistan	1	4	1	6
3	Canada	0	1	2	3
4	England	0	1	0	1
5	Iran	0	0	2	2
	United States	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 entries)		7	7	7	21

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	3	0	0	3
2	New Zealand	0	2	1	3
3	United States	0	1	0	1
4	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Pakistan	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		3	3	3	9

References

1. "Kabaddi World Cup 2016: Can the tournament's rebirth kickstart a legacy?". Firstpost. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
2. "Punjab invites Pakistan to particpate[sic] in World Kabaddi cup". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
3. Service, Tribune News. "Year on, kabaddi world cup teams yet to get prize money". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
4. "Pakistan win circle style Kabaddi World Cup by beating 'unauthorized Indian team' in final". The Indian Express. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
5. Kamal, Neel (November 2016). "Bollywood, Pollywood artists to perform at Kabaddi world cup opening". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
6. "India V/S Mexico Women's - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 6th World Cup Kabaddi Punjab 2016". PTC News.